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References & Further Reading

https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/20d568c1-f55a-5c0f-9d43-4bb7b89dcf4f
https://seoulsolution.kr/sites/default/files/policy/%5BEN%5DCheong%20Gye%20Cheon%20Restoration%20Project.pdf

Case Study: Cheonggyecheon; Seoul, Korea

https://en.namu.wiki/w/%EC%B2%AD%EA%B3%84%EC%B2%9C
https://www.seoulsolution.kr/sites/default/files/policy/%5BEN%5DCheong%20Gye%20Cheon%20Restoration%20Project.pdf
https://www.si.re.kr/sites/default/files/2006-R-34_0.pdf
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0967070X12000108
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/17/seoul-cheonggyecheon-motorway-turned-into-a-stream

Cheonggyecheon: Rip It Up and Start Again

청계천, 과거와 현재를 기억하다ㅣKUTV 수습다큐

All that remains of Jonchigyogak, the Cheonggye Expressway Overpass on the Cheonggyecheon Stream
The Seoul Guide

Seoul’s Viewpoint: Seoullo 7017

Historical photos of Cheonggyecheon
朴昌根：《解读汉江奇迹》 同济大学出版社 ISBN：978 756 084 7979,

Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=53245569
By 대한민국 국가기록원 –
https://www.archives.go.kr/next/search/searchTotalUp.do?selectSearch=1&upside_query=%EC%B2%AD%EA%B3%84%EC%B2%9C+%EA%B3%A0%EA%B0%80%EB%8F%84%EB%A1%9C#none, KOGL Type 1,
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=115743685

Seoul Museum of History
https://museum.seoul.go.kr/archive/NR_index.do

Historical Newsreels
https://www.ehistory.go.kr

http://www.koreaphotonews.co.kr

The number of references far exceeds the maximum length that YouTube allows in descriptions, but you can access the full list of references on Nebula or at this link:
https://notjustbikes.com/references/cheonggyecheon.txt

The vast majority of the content in this video was filmed on location by Not Just Bikes, with some stock footage licensed from Getty Images

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Chapters
0:00 Intro
4:03 Cheonggyecheon history
5:19 Gwanghwamun square
6:18 Cheonggyecheon stream
8:40 Safety & flood prevention
9:27 Accessibility
10:17 Urban places are better with fewer cars
11:55 Seoullo 7017
16:52 Urban highways need to be removed
17:53 Public transit connectivity
18:37 These projects didn’t need to be this nice
19:16 Concluding thoughts
20:27 Outro & 80,000 Hours